The North Carolina Senate has given its initial approval to legalizing medical marijuana. The Senate voted 33-9 on Thursday in favor of a measure that would legalize the medical use of pot, with nine Republicans breaking from the rest of the party to oppose i…

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) North Carolina got a step closer to legalizing medical marijuana on Thursday when the state Senate gave it its initial approval.
The Senate approved a measure legalizing medical m…